THE RETRENCHMENT CRISIS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 511, 19 May 1909, Page 4

THE RETRENCHMENT CRISIS.

ZgM. '.Sirr-By this.timbXitHs .'.'riot.'/news.^td/'yoti'. toho vl.2tn'.instant;,.; caused ;,tho '.town, to "open >rita;?inbiith;; ; where': art thou ?, ; r OHjv shade', of Sir- Ar- * Never 'bofere,' in;-the history; was';;thpre./fever; BuclHa'thenio S^for^thp > :of :• Comicalities I ; -iTra;VSirSVJoseph : Al sfaVfVlrprd;:(;High! '•- ''Admiralj■' v^is; "■■ .only*/ ;oni •v'i;expye , ssion,'";a9.^ "compared J with', some /of tliO' square 'pegs iii" round holes 1 '■;■. Yet j. Mr;; #'Campbell,!.;the;slate. -Valuer-General is, '■' so .the" ?| '''.publico'iihdorstand;-:;a■'■'■'.very' .<estifnab]o- innii, ; : ;or end;. Wil.n;.do;":liisi ; .best 1 ; during". tho i, ,time; : he. ■■:§' l; ?y, ; .J"? .:cpnnected'.iWithvthe'-Firo.liisiirarice ; :;Vpbpirtbicnt, t«'discovbnwhat ; itis all .about, ~'principal;v : ::' : appointment--Mi'; .'jfjSniith's^/I^^m );.4;Ambngs^ expressed, which T. prcSuffice 1 .ltVto': say. that" SitheV:appd'intment/lias';pro unmeasured ;5-iViditrale;v /Iti/appears;; that.tho only;consideration / byVthe'rUoyernimeht was-'in. providing: ■; ■■■! Hn;'_app6intment ■ ,that/.would .not-',deprive; Mr.. Xl Smith"- ofitliei-title;; of ' ''Commissioner?', "v :•-' '; 0- ; iv;And; this,'then, ;vthe; ' asked'to, '.'■iactept,:; as.'\the! ; .rcs\ilfc;of, : -ii.O; well-considered; #;scheme;':'orV;retfenehment 1 ."-.Xhe'.fact; is;;,tho; q -?performances'..of ::the.vMinistryvfor:rsome'[time TVpast;;)iaTO. : :'causocl;fevenl the.';Unthinkin'g, ; .;to.' \ ! ; think v whether^reason;;;a.nd;-;';epmnibn /.sense ;•/ 'taken ',} untp; 'thiimselveßv.thb.functho"squib;/and /sbc'rotf d',themselves■ ■*£ in.>their .{ own. •■; opacity^,;/;;. Every■'■: /'other :*-'-healths^B're;''dfunk;vat' thbrVdepartu'reofire- £■. tired^Civil/iSeryants.''' "'.'The:'.'Primb;;-Miriistcr; ■;; • 'eulogises,' 'the;' 'outgoing- ..men.;-'!; The I incoming IbfHho' Primb'/Min-; .■it'istßi;;''and..qom'plimen'ts?.pnss .to and ; J ;ludicroushe'ss;:of;■theso;'pei'forni-' 'j;i:onces .'.meant ''td';inspirp .; ; joybusnc'ss;;.,iih-., theff;; days', v ,;)Vh'ac>cpnsolitipn;;.to<4hos65 i whb -are /forced ■i;];to^ptirb^;;with'-the:.-.prospect- ' ; brVdraivirigt-'ji: :', Va; ! week;;frbm. the'.Supbrahnua;; ■ : ' 0r,,; tire", stich ; ariiVpuriceinents?-as' :in'^ypur'';]ssub/ofohbv ; l2th-instaht ■.JJ-.to^be';,accepted-merely;;.afcillustrations ';S '-the','Ministry .'can/'make. ; ; t;Balvation';Pf'.this vbrpken. , Jahd"'ilehided'cbun-'' ; %w ■Zealand;' the, past "tivolyp . V.Tyears T'and'imqvb,^ ,-;*'b "pbpri ■/Allndgcpnbd :;by !&t host " : .of '.'.bfayirig: : patriots, ■hhve'rt bbrne;;;bn ;r i;their*; unK i bu^ened^shoiilders.'ACihe',:inaltreatcd''/xar- : ;;;; SHb^lia^Jbeco'mbtill-but'hidesV! and Jvhqqfsj';-and'■ yet .'.there'••;is. lib- .'respite..';-!y'; Her. =.is ;'a : r4.;tb/. ; re]ievpyhof;. Minister ; : ;' : ?urely;; ;by ?this 'that;-the ".;¥;eyqs.of;-t > hq'pMple;'.qf;the';' i I)om f; jand'; nbw-/sbe r^ib^ ■■ i;i"gu'Jled , i' iaricl ;iio abetter, : prbspeflt'aheadJvi *k' !jii:Vf,;Upqs e : fthe'il'rime';;'; that ; ;ii] thb<i;ipebplelv:;;j; who }K; -idc^irb.-'?;'; '-to.'/'i;Spay. % \ their, way, arp ; . gping t-to; look! pn.witliS'pleasure. ;V,.;;ffhile;.iie;puslVesvmon:pf.\li sV;iis" : f ayoufablb; ■criticisms; -Miito ;'positiojis ;fbr ;!jvhc'lly';;unfitted fc'i ,Has^/nbt; gitqerb;^^eeri-enbugl^ ;iip;inefficienby ;country'*balls; fijlpr s hqnest^retfehcninbnt^wMcljr'means .;,V;the t ;. removal lof ,t^^ ■y^heir;.salariesi ; land) also v tie deplorabie-tq": anyone, slpuld^loseV >his' :orV her k;imeans;^f^livelihbod.;;,i; v r?,>times§more'i (»laiiiitpUs:to' reckless, ■.V;''an'd'yrodigkr:'esctrav.ttgan , ? s?!l?ra«??b|?ccbunJsabk) '■; for .•■ the inecessity! l ' ■ ;:It *; Jls;.TOrprioii'stlib-"mono'y;: that .'has "gone ! up'in |> ; explpded igunpqwdpr.?:; ; The':: vmbsi s';; tn fli. n o 'bcoasiqns; |;'cDn;the ; jndiyidual;.!;^e : ;cannot'look-for-proof . ; pf;\puf : :.v ;pqbtiqal .leadersK^With: glared glitter,' ■ and: '^?5^^ n '°™nety:*liey .are;;.'ccntent:?;.:>The' gchiraY:rattle;tb. ; tho-Khild.-v'r;i ( '~; \ :; ; ..:!\ y .- : ':.. v«'^ & '^n^.c"phtiriuel f to;spehd;-tH amateur fpr ! :wliqm ;.;,;•ther'e : ;. i is , diffionlty.-in;finding. ! 'an'apppintment r.1../s cpnsidered'gobd;enpuKh ,r tovaepend'Upori'as* S* and "capta'ihs :''. ■thefo/iaJid ye't" ;^therq^.?noti;ono.;amongst'':them'; ; •^r 11 '■-"-' '?^' ! -^-''key:'.;agaiinst jttj e *'.w»?«!;amatburs;go;;:back '■•J l m;^? tl< >iis vv™y!:^h»':vapid,Vd r rnake-&liove 'seldieruiK.* :K^. e .^ft^'yn>nrwhq ,! ih;: the';'hpur;of factira' ;;[ ™knpt; prumpleVi We :must- have;mett'whb ", W -Wv^^.^stead;ef diminish; \ tho'rhpralo■' ■■::Ot rqert when.'in!a"tight cerhbK, find ; h r e^ ; Whbn : ;buN '"shall /haVe'done" : .;^pmettang ; ,tQ, ; warranfcbur^repp'sing,trust'-'inV - -ana-'not i W9m:Jiav6:ted::thfeir. : charice"' ;■:■■ ,fa their:;;t,rnancp;wnen;pppqrtunity'''pffered.r- v"^'.-■•'■:' .thjsvmqraent.;.we^aretih:tliie ;;3desperate/,enqqnntbr -iritli'^adverse I '.:circum-' ;v''i?W c^; a .the roispn ; 'p v ;Dreapjieughts ;■ were -'/offered.'.; No" ?;jbstter. ; prpof;thari is-needed' ■;:i:St%,?K.dness c o£ithe.-offe> ; iM v._ ;,% issuq :: qf i :a.;Jlinistenal VbrMhure : :.4ich' ! : f v r»«Blrt-..be;entitled,;/"How;weVspend-nrobet g h;bankrupt:^;;am,;etc4^:^ ; ™° ?: